Peter Molyneux tells
CVG the current indie game renaissance "won't last," saying indies will be
attracted by the allure of deep-pocketed investors and lose their independent
spirit, tempting an interpretation that he's speaking as much about his own past
as other developers' futures. "Here's the thing: walk through any hotel lobby at
GDC and look at people's name badges. This morning at breakfast I saw three
angel investors talking to indies. They're saying, 'take my money! I want to
invest in your company!'," he explains. "But what those indie companies don't
realise is that they'll then have to have board meetings, and in those meetings
they'll be told, 'no, you shouldn't do that - look at this game that's making
money'." He compares the current environment to the heyday of the 1980s:

"It's very much like the 80s," he said. "Back then anybody could create a
game that could be hugely successful. There were no formulas or anything cast in
stone.

"A few years ago it was all about fear; huge budgets and 'my franchise is bigger
than your franchise'. It was all about 'who's going to create the new Call of
Duty?'

"Now it's all about invention, creativity and not having any fear."

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